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What Is The Lord's Prayer?
Contributed by Eugene Pansler Jr on Sep 7, 2016 (message contributor)
Summary: what is the Lord's Prayer
What is the Lord's Prayer, is it a prayer to recite, is it a prayer to is t a prayer of reflect, or is it not relevant for today? In Matthew 6:9, Christ tells us to use the Lord's Prayer as an example of how we should pray. What is the Lord's Prayer, (first,second,third), it is an example of:
1. Praying For God's Will To Be First in our Life.
What is the Lord's Prayer, first, it's praying for God's will or best to be first in our life, "Your will be done. What is the Lord's Prayer, it's praying for the Lord's will or best to be in our heart, home, and habit's. What is the Lord's Prayer an example of, it's an example of praying to God's will or best first in our life.
2. Putting Your Faith in God.
What is the Lord's Prayer, second, it's putting your faith in God, "And do not lead us into temptation or keep us from temptation. Storms, sorrows, and situations are a part of life but, put your faith in God, and he'll help you through each one. What is the Lord's Prayer, t's an example of putting your faith in God as you go through the storms, sorrows, and situations of life.
3. Praying With A Spirit of Forgiveness.
What is the Lord's Prayer, third, it's praying with a spirit of forgiveness, "And forgive our debts, As we forgive our debtors." Nobody is perfect, including you, so as we pray, let's ask God to forgive us, as we forgive our family, fiends, and others. What is the Lord's Prayer, it's praying with a spirit of forgiveness.
Concl: Remember to pray after this manner, for the "prayer of a righteous man avails much." (James 5:16).